Carnwear
Jessye Boulton grew up near Penzance and studied fashion knitwear and knitted textile design at Winchester School of Art, graduating with a first in 2018. She returned to Penzance, and in 2021 her practice grew into Carnwear. Most pieces are knitted at the studio a few miles outside the town, on hand-powered machines that include a Swiss-made Dubied more than 80 years old, used by others in the trade before it arrived. Garments are shaped on the machine rather than cut from fabric. Finer-gauge pieces are knitted in St Ives, then finished at the studio. Colours and textures draw on the West Cornwall coast and moorland. Jessye also makes bespoke knitted costume pieces for film, TV and theatre.
The clothing
Shown here: a boxy roll neck jumper and vest in British wool, a triangle tuck stitch cardigan and a merino wool cap sleeve tee. Most Carnwear pieces are knitted at its studio near Penzance; finer-gauge pieces are knitted in St Ives, then finished at the studio.
£150–£299
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£150–£299
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£150–£299
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£150–£299
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Where they're made
West Cornwall
Made in Britain in West Cornwall. Most pieces are knitted on hand-powered machines at Carnwear's studio a few miles outside Penzance; finer-gauge pieces are knitted in St Ives.
Made in Britain — how we know
We read Carnwear's own About page, which says most pieces are made in its West Cornwall studio on hand-powered machines and finer-gauge pieces in St Ives, and its shop page listing the garments. Checked October 2026.
- Maker’s about page
Checked 5 October 2026About Carnwear ↗ - Maker’s range page
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